Multi-Modal Cockpit Interface For Improved Airport Surface Operations

a cockpit interface and multi-modal technology, applied in the field of aircraft navigation and safety systems, can solve the problems of pilot misreading or failing to see the signs and markings, collision hazards, confusion of signs and markings, etc., and achieve the effect of improving safety

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-18
NASA
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The present invention provides an improved safety system for aircraft during taxiing. The system uses a head tracking device, a processing element, and a full-color head worn display to create a virtual airport scene based on the head position and current aircraft location. This virtual airport scene is then displayed on the full-color head worn display for the pilot to see. The current aircraft location information can be received from various sources such as GPS, inertial navigation, or multi-lateration systems. The technical effect of this invention is to enhance the pilot's situational awareness and provide better safety during surface operation of the aircraft.

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The technical problem addressed in this patent is how to safely and efficiently guide aircraft through airports, particularly during surface operations, by providing accurate and easily understandable instructions to the pilot and ensuring that they follow them. The patent discusses the use of maps and electronic flight bags to display relevant information, as well as the importance of listening to the pilot's call sign for updates and modifications to the taxi clearance. However, the patent also highlights the limitations of current technologies such as heads-up displays and the need for more effective and affordable solutions.

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[0018]The present invention now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which advantageous embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. For example, additional display modes of the system of the present invention are possible, and would fall within the scope of the present invention. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.

[0019]Referring now to FIG. 1, a schematic block diagram of a system 10 for multi-modal cockpit interface during surface operation of an aircraft, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. Surface operation refers to operation of the aircraft on the ground under the aircraft's own power, such as t...

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A system for multi-modal cockpit interface during surface operation of an aircraft comprises a head tracking device, a processing element, and a full-color head worn display. The processing element is configured to receive head position information from the head tracking device, to receive current location information of the aircraft, and to render a virtual airport scene corresponding to the head position information and the current aircraft location. The full-color head worn display is configured to receive the virtual airport scene from the processing element and to display the virtual airport scene. The current location information may be received from one of a global positioning system or an inertial navigation system.

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